Wire-manipulating tool



(No Model.)

J. W. & N. J. LEWIS.

, WIRE MANIPULATING-TOOL. V No. 357.613. Patented Feb. 15, 18-87.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrros.

JOHN W. LEWIs AND NEWTON J. LEWIS, on MOKAY STATION, OHIO.

WIRE-MANIPULATING TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,613, dated February 15, 1887.

Application filed October '7, 1886. Serial No. 215,553. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J OHN W. LEWIS and NEWTON J. LEwIs, citizens of the United States,residing at McKay Station,in the county of Clinton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Wire- Manipulating Tools, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in manipulatingtools used, principally, in twisting together the meeting ends of the strands of Wire fences and telegraph and telephone wires; and the tool consists of two members, a holder anda twister, the holder being composed of two hinged arms adapted to be pressed toward each other, and having recesses which, respectively. hold two pieces of wire when laid side by side, and which hold one coil of wire while the other coil of thejoint is being made, and the twister being composed of a single bar having a peculiarly shaped recess in the end tillereoflwhereby when two wires are laid across each other each is held, and one'is moved around the other by simply revolving the bar about one of the said wires as a center.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and on which likereference-letters indicate the same or corresponding features, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the twister with the wiresin place; Fig. 2, a like view of the holder without the wires; Fig. 3, a similar view to Fig. 1, showing the head of the twister with the wires removed; Fig. 4, edge views of the holder and twister, showing the same applied to the adjoining ends of two fence-wires; and'Fig. 5, a view of said Wires, showing their relative p0- sition when the tool is applied.

\Ve will first describe the holder as it is first applied to the wires in effecting their union.

' otally connected together at B by means of any suitable hinge-joint. These bars are recessed at O, to form in each two semicircular or other shaped seats to receive the strands of wire to be twisted together, the recesses registering, as shown in Fig. 2. These recesses hold the 7 Wires during the time of twisting the first of the coils, to be hereinafter described, and the it were, to positively prevent its slipping or turning.

The letter E designates the twister, the same being also constructed of metal, preferably of steel, at the head F. The other end is provided with a suitable handle, G. The head F atone edge is slotted transverselyat H, for the purpose of slipping over the wire about or round which the other wire is to be twisted. The head is recessed at I by a circular incision or countersink extending partly through the transverse direction of the head, the function of said countersink being to receive one end of the coil or twist as the one wire is being wound round the other, as seen in Fig. 4. The head is also further recessed at J by an incision, which extends from the countersink I to the edge of the head, and in which incision Jthat portion of the wire which is actually being wound round the other is fitted. As seen in Fig. 4, the said incision J is curved or cut to form aseat, K, for said lastmentioned portion of the wire, and also to form a shoulder, L, to prevent the possibility of said wire springing out laterally while undergoing the winding process. Thus it will be seen thatif two wires are brought together and placed in the relative position shown in Fig. 5 and the holder then applied, one wire fitting each recess 0, the said wires will be firmly held. Then, by slippingthe slot H of the twister over the body M of the wire and the countersink I over the bend N and the recess J over the portion 0 of the wire, and then by turning the twister over and over, using the portion M as the turningpoint, the portion 0 will be evenly and closely wound round the portion M, as seen in Fig. 4. This being accomplished, the recess D of the holder is applied to the coil thus made (see Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a wire-manipulating tool, the combination, with the holder composed of two bars pivoted together at or near one end and provided each with three recesses, one of the re cesses of each bar having serrations, and the said recesses registering with each other as described, whereby provision is made for two wires and for holding a coil of wire, ofa twister consisting of a bar provided at one end with a transverse open slot, with a countersink, into which said slot extends, with an incision extending into said slot, and with a shoulder formed at one side of the incision and operating substantially as described.

2. In a wire-nianipulatingtool,aholderconi- J. \V. LEWIS. NEWTON J. LEWIS.

\Vitnesses:

A. P. RUssELL, NATHAN M. LINTON. 

